The essential guitar patterns that all the pros know and use! Play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard, in any key. Play a variety of lead guitar styles using moveable patterns, double-note licks, sliding pentatonic scales and more. Easy to follow diagrams and instructions for beginning, intermediate and advanced players. Includes audio CD with 39 full-demo tracks.

Contents

INTRODUCTION
HOW TO READ CHORD GRIDS
HOW TO READ THE FRETBOARD DIAGRAMS
NOTES ON THE FRETBOARD
THE MAJOR SCALE
TWO MOVEABLE MAJOR CHORDS
VARIATIONS OF THE TWO MOVEABLE MAJOR CHORDS
THE I-IV-V CHORD FAMILY
THE F-D-A ROADMAP
CHORD FRAGMENTS/CHORD FAMILIES
THREE MOVEABLE BLUES BOXES
'CHUCK BERRY-STYLE' DOUBLE-NOTE LICKS
MAJOR 'SLIDING' PENTATONIC SCALES
A MOVEABLE DOUBLE-NOTE LICK
MOVEABLE MAJOR SCALES
USING THE PRACTICE TRACKS